by Crimespree Magazine | Jan 27, 2014 | Awards, Books
The Friends of the St. Paul Public Library announced the nominees for the 2012 Minnesota Book Awards. Below are the nominees for Genre fiction: THE BOOK OF KILLOWEEN by Erin Hart (Scribner/Simon & Schuster) THE COLD NOWHERE by Brian Freeman (Quercus) TAMARACK...
by Crimespree Magazine | Jan 27, 2014 | Books, Reviews
CITY OF MIRRORS Melodie Johnson Howe Pegasus August 1st, 2013 Melodie Johnson Howe’s new serial novel, CITY OF MIRRORS, introduces the character Diana Poole. She is one of those actresses where you recognize the face but cannot place the name. The mystery is not...
by Crimespree Magazine | Jan 27, 2014 | Awards, Books
The fine folks at Left Coast Crime have announced the nominees for the 2014 Left Coast Crime Awards. The awards will be voted on at the convention and presented at a banquet on Saturday, March 22, at the Portola Hotel & Spa. The Lefty has been awarded for the best...
by Crimespree Magazine | Jan 27, 2014 | Features, Pet Spotlight
Our dog Pepi the Pooch was a rescue dog. We decided to get a puppy for my eight-year-old son Owen one Christmas, and went down to the dog pound to find one. There was a group of puppies in one cage, all siblings who had been left there after the mother had been taken...
by Crimespree Magazine | Jan 27, 2014 | Books, Reviews
Exhibit A books December 31st, 2013 Coming quick on the heels of his debut novel PENANCE (May, 2013) comes the griping follow-up GREED. More of a “the next adventure” than a direct sequel, O’Shea proves that the success of PENANCE was no mere beginners luck. After the...
by Crimespree Magazine | Jan 25, 2014 | Books, Reviews
HUNTING SHADOWS Charles Todd William Morrow January 21st, 2014 Hunting Shadows by Charles Todd, the mother-son writing team, once again has Scotland Yard Inspector Ian Rutledge attempting to solve a murder case. Their books are part historical novels and part gripping...
by Crimespree Magazine | Jan 25, 2014 | TV
A&E has released the first trailer for their new crime drama THOSE WHO KILL. Based on the Danish TV series, which was inspired by the novels of author Elsebeth Egholm, the show follows Catherine Jensen (Oscar nominated Chloë Sevigny), a recently promoted...
by Crimespree Magazine | Jan 25, 2014 | TV
A&E has released the first trailer for their new crime drama THOSE WHO KILL. Based on the Danish TV series, which was inspired by the novels of author Elsebeth Egholm, the show follows Catherine Jensen (Oscar nominated Chloë Sevigny), a recently promoted...
by Crimespree Magazine | Jan 25, 2014 | Books
Over the last thirty-five years, the bulk of my time has been spent creating and running cop shows from Hill Street Blues to Miami Vice and the Law & Orders. As most TV viewers know, the networks do not make mini-series anymore, but I’ve never lost the desire to...
by Crimespree Magazine | Jan 24, 2014 | Events
Thursday, January 23, was the third Noir at the Bar: Twin Cities. To say it was a beer-filled, crime infused success would be an understatement. With an attendance of fifty crime/mystery fans hanging off their every word, Kristi Belcamino, Matthew Clemens, and Dan...
